A new survey of customers in line at Apple stores on Friday to buy the iPhone 4S found that nearly three-quarters are upgrading from a previous version of the iPhone, while 27 percent are buying their first Apple handset.

"We believe Apple has built brand loyalty not enjoyed by the Android platform," analyst Gene Munster said. He cited the results of a previous poll conducted that found 94 percent of iPhone users said they would stick with Apple for their next smartphone, while 47 percent of Android users said they expect to buy another Android-powered phone.

The survey also indicated that 19 percent of first-day buyers at Apple retail stores opted for the new high-capacity 64GB iPhone 4S model, which costs $399. Most customers -- 49 percent -- chose the smallest capacity of 16GB for $199, while 32 percent went with 32GB for $299.

Last year, for the iPhone 4 launch, Piper Jaffray's polling found that 54 percent of customers purchased the 32GB model, and 46 percent chose the 16GB capacity.

Munster expects that Apple will sell between 2 million and 2.5 million iPhone 4S units over this launch weekend. That would be a new record for Apple, beating the company's previous record of 1.7 million iPhone 4 units sold in 2010.

Even before it became available, the iPhone 4S already began breaking records. On Monday, Apple announced that it had sold one million preorders in the first 24 hours of availability.

I pre-ordered my phone through AT&T and then found out I had to wait three weeks to receive it but the the AT&T store had hundreds of phones waiting for walk-in customers. I had to threaten to cancel my entire AT&T phone service before they would exchange the phones and let me buy it in store. This of course after they swore up-and-down that they could not do it and they would not do it, but of course when I decided to take my business somewhere else they change their mind. I'm dictating this message from my new iPhone 4S

I pre-ordered my phone through AT&T and then found out I had to wait three weeks to receive it but the the AT&T store had hundreds of phones waiting for walk-in customers. I had to threaten to cancel my entire AT&T phone service before they would exchange the phones and let me buy it in store. This of course after they swore up-and-down that they could not do it and they would not do it, but of course when I decided to take my business somewhere else they change their mind. I'm dictating this message from my new iPhone 4S

I pre-ordered my phone through AT&T and then found out I had to wait three weeks to receive it but the the AT&T store had hundreds of phones waiting for walk-in customers. I had to threaten to cancel my entire AT&T phone service before they would exchange the phones and let me buy it in store. This of course after they swore up-and-down that they could not do it and they would not do it, but of course when I decided to take my business somewhere else they change their mind. I'm dictating this message from my new iPhone 4S

Really? I waited in line this morning to cancel my preorder and order in store, since, despite being ordered on the 7th, it was still "pending shipment". It took a few extra minutes, but they were more than happy to do it. Maybe yours had already shipped? Or it's something that's better to do in store.

Also, Siri is awesome. It even told me how much wood a wood chuck can chuck, assuming said woodchuck could chuck wood. It actually had several different answers.

Really? I waited in line this morning to cancel my preorder and order in store, since, despite being ordered on the 7th, it was still "pending shipment". It took a few extra minutes, but they were more than happy to do it. Maybe yours had already shipped? Or it's something that's better to do in store.

No mine had not shipped. Mine was still pending I explain this to the manager of the store and they wouldn't do anything they said it was not possible at all so I told them I wanted to talk the district manager and to cancel my AT&T account on the spot and a magically were able to exchange the phones.

My old iPhone 3G works great as an in-car GPS with Navigon MyRegion. No SIM, no service plan, no network needed. Clearly, tower-assisted GPS cant work, but the startup time and accuracy of the GPS still seems to be great.

Plus, an old iPhone makes a spare screen for ultraportable multiplayer gaming.

"A new survey of customers in line at Apple stores on Friday to buy the iPhone 4S found that nearly three-quarters are upgrading from a previous version of the iPhone, while 27 percent are buying their first Apple handset."

PJ strikes again. What a stupid poll. Can you say "biased sample"? C'mon, it's going to be mostly Apple Fanatics lined up at an Apple Store to get an iPhone on the first day. Most non-Apple fans will probably take one look at the lines and decide to come back in a couple of weeks.

Even so, 27% is a hell of a huge number. If that were the final percentage of all iPhone 4S sales, that would be an incredible market-share grab.

"A new survey of customers in line at Apple stores on Friday to buy the iPhone 4S found that nearly three-quarters are upgrading from a previous version of the iPhone, while 27 percent are buying their first Apple handset."

PJ strikes again. What a stupid poll. Can you say "biased sample"? C'mon, it's going to be mostly Apple Fanatics lined up at an Apple Store to get an iPhone on the first day. Most non-Apple fans will probably take one look at the lines and decide to come back in a couple of weeks.

Even so, 27% is a hell of a huge number. If that were the final percentage of all iPhone 4S sales, that would be an incredible market-share grab.

I'd like to know how many of those were upgrading from a 3GS or older, and how many were upgrading from the 4. I know that's asking too much from a PJ poll, but I thought I'd toss that out anyway.

Also... not everyone was born in a rich family to get the proper job to get the amount of money needed to not worry about the money spent by getting an iPhone 4S after an iPhone 4.

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"And, by the way, few people would have a problem with inequality if the American Dream were still fully intact—if it were easy to work your way into that top 1%. But, unfortunately, social mobility in this country is also near an all-time low."

I wasn't born into a rich family, but I also know what I can and cannot buy. I still don't have an iPhone simply because I WANT it, but don't NEED it. Once people learn the difference, they get control over their personal finances.

I wasn't born into a rich family, but I also know what I can and cannot buy. I still don't have an iPhone simply because I WANT it, but don't NEED it. Once people learn the difference, they get control over their personal finances.